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Tanya Witt earned her law degree from Harvard Law School in 1994. Ms. Witt represents men and women in divorce and accepts cases in the counties of Cook, Kane, DuPage, and Lake. In addition to divorce, Ms. Witt handles child custody matters, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements. She is a Certified Mediator and trained in Collaborative Practice.  A double Ivy League graduate, Ms. Witt attained her undergraduate degree magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Ms. Witt is a member of the Illinois State Bar and its Family Law Section. Prior to founding her own practice, Tanya Witt practiced law in the Chicago office of Baker & McKenzie, one of the world's largest international law firms.

Susan L. Novosad, Partner, is a trial attorney with over 28 years of experience representing clients in a variety of personal injury and wrongful death matters, including premises liability, medical malpractice, car and trucking accidents and nursing home abuse and neglect lawsuits.. A fundamental aspect of Susan’s practice is her accessibility to her clients. She believes that her clients are entitled to fair compensation for the harm they have suffered, and has met with Illinois legislators to oppose laws placing limits on recoveries of medical malpractice victims.. Susan compassionately serves injured clients, tirelessly working to bring justice to those harmed as a result of negligence. Susan is well-known in the Chicago legal community for her unmatched negotiation skills and her ability to end disputes and help opposing parties find resolution. These powerful diplomacy skills have earned her the enduring respect of both peers and adversaries.. Some of Susan’s most notable achievements include:. A $6.7 million birth injury verdict in a medical malpractice lawsuit. A $3.5 million settlement in a birth injury lawsuit. A $1.5 million settlement on behalf of an elderly resident of a long-term care facility who suffered burns after being placed in a scalding bath. A $1.49 million medical malpractice settlement. A record $1 million settlement (the largest nursing home negligence settlement in Lake County, IL, history) for the family of a deceased former nursing home resident who died after suffering injuries in a fall at a nursing home.. In 2013, Susan obtained a $2.4 million verdict in a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Chicago. Follow the link to read coverage of this accident verdict.. Recently, Susan was chosen for inclusion in Chicago Magazine's Illinois: The Top 100 list, along with the Illinois: The Top 50 Women list. These honors highlight the attorneys who topped the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review processes. Susan was named to the Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell®. Susan was honored among the WBAI's 2015 Top Women Lawyers in Leadership. This award recognizes outstanding women lawyers in Illinois who serve in a leadership role, who have excelled in their legal field and have gone beyond traditional mentoring to create new pathways for other women. She was also named as a Leading Lawyer for 2012-15 by her peers.. In addition to her practice, Susan enjoyed mentoring law students through the Alumni Mentoring Program at the John Marshall Law School. She grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, IL, and is a graduate of the University of Illinois. In 1986, Susan graduated from John Marshall Law School with honors and was admitted to practice law in Illinois the same year.. Susan resides with her husband, also an attorney, in suburban Chicago, and has three children.

Susan E. Loggans & Associates, P.C. is one of the top personal injury law firms in Chicago and across the nation. The lawyers of Susan E. Loggans & Associates have the experience and knowledge necessary to help victims of auto accidents, medical malpractice, birth injuries, workplace injuries, wrongful death, nursing home negligence, product liabilities, spinal injuries, federal tort claims act litigation, and premises liabilities. Susan E. Loggans & Associates has over 30 years of experience litigating on behalf of injured victims and their families throughout Illinois. In addition, we have a nationwide network of malpractice attorneys with whom we work with to assist those injured outside of Chicago. Do not hesitate to call us. Call the personal injury lawyers of Susan E. Loggans & Associates at today for an initial no obligations consultation to discuss your legal options.

Stuart opened The Law Offices of Stuart B. Handelman, P.C. in 1992.. Since its inception, the law firm has been devoted to treating their clients with the respect, and financial relief they deserve.. The firm is composed of three lawyers: Stuart B. Handelman, Jean M. Huang and Kelly Smith. These three attorneys have worked together as a team for over twenty years. They are knowledgeable and compassionate professionals, who are strong advocates for their clients. They pride themselves with being approachable, responsive, and supportive of their clients in difficult, sensitive situations.

Stoltmann Law Offices represents investors nationwide in securities arbitration and litigation.. Joe focuses his practice on all apsects of enforcing investor rights, investor protection, and securities arbitration and litigation.

Steven M. Levin, co-founder and senior partner of Levin & Perconti, is a nationally known attorney who has successfully represented clients in personal injury matters for over thirty years. In 1992, he and John Perconti founded the firm and our lawyers have achieved over $520 million for clients, including over $140 million in nursing home abuse and neglect cases.. Steve has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients in a variety of nursing home, medical malpractice, personal injury and wrongful death cases.. $17.7 million settlement  on behalf of an injured police officer who sustained a serious brain injury due to nursing staff negligence in a Chicago hospital.. $7 million verdict in a medical negligence suit against a doctor who failed to diagnose our client’s postpartum bleeding, resulting in her death.. $6.7 million verdict in a birth injury lawsuit against a hospital involving a birth injury lawsuit.. $5.7 million workplace injury settlement for a 27-year-old roofer who was injured on the job.. $2.9 million Cook County record nursing home neglect verdict in a pressure sore case.. Pioneering Nursing Home Litigation. Steve was among the first attorneys in the country to handle nursing home cases, and has established a reputation as one of the country’s top litigators in the area of nursing home litigation. He has advocated on behalf of hundreds of nursing home residents who have been victimized by improper care and treatment, achieving record-setting verdicts and settlements in these cases.. More importantly, Steve’s vigilance in representing victims in nursing home negligence lawsuits has brought national attention to this rampant and unacceptable problem, sending a message that mistreatment of one of society’s most vulnerable groups will not go unnoticed.. Steve is a member of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care's Leadership Council, an organization dedicated to protecting the rights of nursing home residents and their families.  He is also the former chair of the AAJ's Nursing Home Litigation Group. Steve's comments on nursing home litigation have been quoted in national news publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.. Steve was recently listed in the Illinois: The Top 100 list in the February 2015 issue ofChicago Magazine, a listing of the attorneys who ranked at the top of the Illinois Super Lawyers nomination, research and review process. He has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer every year since 2005.. Steve is well-respected among his peers who have nominated him as one of the top Illinois lawyers in personal injury and nursing home litigation through the Leading Lawyers Network. Steve was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs.. Steve has been honored by the Martindale-Hubbell American Law Directory, and awarded their “AV” rating for his legal abilities and very high ethical standards and The National Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of The Top 100 Trial Lawyers from each state.  The Litigation Counsel of America also selected him as a Fellow of the organization.. In October 2012, Steve received an award for Trial Lawyer Excellence for the Highest Reported Illinois Verdict in a Nursing Home Malpractice case .  The award was presented by the Jury Verdict Reporter, a division of Law Bulletin Publishing Co.. As a Chicago medical malpractice lawyer, Steve is dedicated to helping people who have been injured, or the families of people killed, because of someone else’s mistakes or improper conduct. He stands by the belief that lawsuits not only bring relief to injured victims, but also motivate healthcare providers, businesses and manufacturers to make systemic changes to provide better care, service, and safer products.

Steven J. Seidman is the founding attorney of Seidman, Margulis & Fairman, LLP in downtown Chicago, Deerfield,  Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. An experienced trial lawyer, he focuses exclusively on providing dedicated, compassionate representation for personal injury victims and their families. From catastrophic accidents to medical negligence cases, he has obtained many million- and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Seidman prepares every case as though it will go to trial, in the knowledge that the willingness to go to trial can often lead to a fair settlement without litigation. He has obtained several successful results on behalf of his clients in court. Most recently, the firm obtained a $26 million gross verdict ($23 million net verdict) by jury trial on behalf of an injured trucker.. Mr. Seidman is an active member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Association for Justice, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Workers' Compensation Lawyers Association. He is licensed to practice before all state courts in Illinois, the U.S. District Court of Illinois, Northern District, and the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Steven F. Pflaum is a partner in Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and chair of the firm's Pro Bono Committee.  His practice includes a wide variety of complex civil litigation matters, includ­ing commercial, constitutional, media, airport, and land use cases. A substantial portion of his practice involves appeals in state and federal courts across the country. Areas of particular concentration include representing hospitals in property tax exemption and other controver­sies, defending and counseling print, online, and broadcast media entities with respect to defamation and related claims, and representing municipalities in disputes regarding so-called “locally undesirable land uses” such as airports, music amphitheaters, jails, or landfills.. Steve serves as a neutral or as counsel in alternative dispute resolution proceedings conducted by various courts, self-regulatory organizations, and ADR providers.. Steve serves as an expert witness or as counsel with respect to professional ethics and liability issues.  He is a founding member and current chair of the Illinois Judicial Ethics Committee, a former member and two-term chair of the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Professional Responsibility, and a faculty member of the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission’s Illinois Professional Responsibility Institute.. Steve is President of the Appellate Lawyers Association, an organization of lawyers who practice in the courts of review and of judges who serve on those courts. Steve is also a member of the Chicago Bar Association, for which he served as General Counsel from 1996 to 2009 and sat on the Board of Managers from 1993 to 1995. Steve is also a member of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, Chicago Council of Lawyers, American Bar Association and the State Bar of California.

Steven devotes much of his energy to making common sense of complicated, multi-layered disputes that often involve intractable parties/postures. He works very closely with corporate and individual clients on a wide array of disputes ranging from professional malpractice, business to business disagreements, contested estates, investment advisor/financial exploitation claims, property disputes, employment/HR issues, contests over the rights and interests of LLC-corporate-partnership owners and property rights, commercial leasing issues and zoning contests.Steven is a certified mediator and registered to mediate with the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in DuPage County. Steven founded the mediation service provider, Settlement by Design, in order to help litigants and their attorneys strive towards settling their toughest disputes. Steven also understands the triggers that drive parties to litigate and is often engaged on a pre-litigation basis to consult with clients and establish sensible strategies to resolve or head off their dispute, privately and proactively. Steven has shielded many clients from the risks of expensive, time-consuming, and non-confidential commercial litigation by encouraging a sensible, negotiated resolution which often includes the use of hand-picked mediators and strategic positioning among other unique methods for resolving disputes.Steven serves on the Advisory Board for Tone Products, Inc. and has been appointed to serve a second term on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee. Steven has served on the Board of the College of DuPage Foundation (2010-2015) where he chaired the Bylaws Committee and the Planned Giving Committee and as President of the DuPage County Bar Association (2010-2011.Steven has also served as special counsel to the College of DuPage 2009-2015, the Ethics Officer for the Village of Glen Ellyn (2014-2018), and General Counsel to the DuPage County Bar Association and was appointed Assistant Village Attorney for the Village of Hinsdale.Steven is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Federal Trial Bar of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Since 1999, Mr. Ruffalo has consistently maintained the highest “AV” rating (very high to preeminent) among his peers for legal ability, professional reliability, diligence and ethics, maintains a “Superb-10” AVVO ranking and since 2015 has been selected by his peers as a Leading Lawyer among the Nation’s Top Lawyers.Steven joined Fuchs & Roselli, Ltd. in 1990 and has served as the firm’s Managing Partner since 2017

Steve Klein practices DUI, Traffic, Criminal Defense, and License Reinstatement in Cook and DuPage County. Call Steve today for a free consultation!

Stephen I. Lane is the managing partner of Lane & Lane, LLC, and is married with three children, Jessica, Daniel and Kimberly.  For over forty years, he has dedicated his law practice to representing plaintiffs in a wide variety of cases involving catastrophic personal injury.  He is a noted author and speaker on issues relating to personal injury and medical-related civil litigation for bar association, community and professional associations.. For nearly 20 years, Steve served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Illinois State Bar Association, and has been an active member of the Illinois and national trial lawyers associations, as well as many other bar and community organizations.  He has been selected as an "Illinois SuperLawyer," and has received the highest ratings awarded for integrity and legal ability by the Martindale-Hubbell directory of attorneys.  Recently, Steve was recognised by Martindale-Hubbell as a "Preeminent Attorney".

Stephen Berman practices in his firm's Chicago and Milwaukee offices where he concentrates his work in the area of immigration and nationality law and handles all aspects of immigration law including employment and family based, temporary visa processing, investment and trade visas, applications for permanent residence and naturalization, humanitarian applications, removal defense, and both immigration court and federal court litigation, criminal aliens and appeals.  He assists corporate clients in maintaining compliance with U.S. immigration laws and he works with foreign investors, entrepreneurs and executives to facilitate entry to the U.S. Stephen also works with individuals and families to secure legal status and U.S. citizenship.

Stephen A. Glickman is a top-rated senior Chicago employment law attorney who has successfully represented employees and employers in a wide range of employment law matters for more than 34 years.  Dedicated exclusively to employment law, his legal practice covers all areas of employment law, including:. Mr. Glickman's client reviews and peer endorsements demonstrate what sets him apart from the field, including:. Over the course of his career, Mr. Glickman has earned the reputation as one of the top employment lawyers in Chicago, Illinois.  He was selected by Super Lawyers for inclusion in the 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 Super Lawyers List of the Top-Rated Employment and Labor Lawyers in Illinois (Top 5% of all Illinois Lawyers) based on his high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  He was handpicked by for inclusion in the 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 List of the Best Employment Lawyers in Chicago (Top 18 out of 1,063 Lawyers) based on his reputation, credibility, experience, engagement and professionalism.  Mr. Glickman also received the Clients' Choice Award in 2022, 2021 and 2020, based on his consistent 5-Star Client Reviews.. Mr. Glickman has an extensive employment law litigation background in federal and state court.  He aggressively litigates sexual harassment, retaliation, employment discrimination, FMLA, ADA, wrongful termination and many other types of employment law claims.  In addition, he represents clients in administrative proceedings before the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Illinois Department of Human Rights, Department of Labor, and other governmental agencies.  He negotiates outstanding employment separation agreements, severance packages and settlements of employment law claims.  He also successfully resolves employment disputes through mediation.. Mr. Glickman advises employers on a whole host of employment issues, including hiring and firing decisions, employee discipline and discharge, personnel policies, employee handbooks, ADA accommodation requests, FMLA and other leaves of absence, employment selection testing, drug and alcohol testing, employment risk management and compliance with the ever-changing federal, state and local employment laws.  He also advises executives on executive employment contracts, executive compensation, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, as well as executive severance.. Mr. Glickman was admitted to the Illinois Bar and the United States Distrct Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1987.  In 1989, he was admitted to the Federal Trial Bar and the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Illinois State Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.  He has served as an Arbitrator for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois since 1995.. Born in Chicago, Mr. Glickman received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1983 and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the DePaul University College of Law in 1987.. Mr. Glickman takes pride in providing his clients with a full range of quality legal services on a personalized basis.

Stephanie has had the opportunity to work with some of the most prominent defense attorneys in Cook County. Stephanie has built a reputation on personally and successfully representing individual clients on hundreds of criminal and traffic matters. She has tried cases ranging from DUIs all the way to first degree murder. Stephanie is in court almost everyday and has built a reputation of successfully defending her clients by providing aggressive and diligent legal representation.

Specializes in tax controversy and litigation matters. Extensive experience in Tax Court practice and procedure, corporate reorganizations, TEFRA, tax accounting, and substance/form issues. Represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service Examination Division and Appeals Office and with the Illinois Department of Revenue, and has been involved in the litigation of over 30 matters at all levels of the Federal court system, including the United States Tax Court and various US Courts of Appeal.Active in the pro bono community, working with the Midwest Tax Clinic to assist low-income individuals in tax disputes and collection matters with the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue. Regularly represent clients in Federal and state examinations and administrative appeals and hearings, as well as in Tax Court proceedings.

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Specialize in the defense of school districts, park districts, municipalities, restaurants, and commuter railways.

Social Security Disability & Personal Injury LawOver 30 Years Experience | Free Case Evaluation | No Recovery, No Fee. Rich’s Inspiration to Help Others. Growing up, Rich was inspired to go to law school by a man he never met — his grandfather, Louis Edward Feingold.. Louis was an immigrant who came to the US from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. He graduated from Harvard Law School and became a prominent attorney in Massachusetts. As an attorney, he dedicated his life to uplifting others and giving back to his community.. Louis’s life example inspired Rich to choose law as his career to help others — and that’s what he’s been doing for the last 34 years.. About Rich. Rich has served clients from all over the Greater Chicago Area and surrounding counties since 1986. He has helped countless clients get the Social Security Disability benefits and personal injury compensation they deserve.. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and federal court, including the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, and the American Bar Association, and is a sustaining member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR).. Although his firm, Richard I. Feingold & Associates, P.C., is based in Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Feingold and his team represent clients throughout the United States. He uses internet and communication technology to assist out-of-state clients and represent them just as effectively as local clients with whom he is able to meet personally.

Since launching his solo practice in 1998, Mark P. Loftus has dedicated his career to representing individuals and businesses in a variety of legal disputes. His early experience at major Chicago law firms provided a foundation in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation. One of his first significant cases involved a young mother whose undiagnosed breast cancer led to a $1.6 million settlement, a case that reinforced his dedication to handling legal matters with care and commitment.. While his practice initially focused on personal injury, it has since expanded to include employment law, real estate disputes, insurance claims, construction litigation, and business matters. A Chicago native, Loftus graduated from Knox College before earning his law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 1985. Early in his career, he transitioned from defense litigation to plaintiff representation, securing substantial verdicts and settlements for injured clients. He has tried cases throughout Cook, Lake, DuPage, and Kankakee counties, obtaining multimillion-dollar results. Loftus remains actively involved in the legal community through memberships in the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.

Since he first began practicing law over fifteen years ago, Jason Carroll has focused his practice on protecting the rights of injured workers before the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. Today, nearly one-hundred-percent of his practice is dedicated to representing injured workers. He has successfully litigated hundreds of cases involving back injuries, shoulder injuries, carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive trauma, and exposure. Jason has tried over one-hundred cases at the Commission and has also pursued and won appeals before the Commission, Circuit Courts and the Illinois Appellate Court.. Much of his practice involves representing union workers in the automotive field who are injured on the job. He has fought and successfully litigated countless cases against large corporations. He is not afraid to stand up to big insurance companies and fight for the rights of his clients. He has the background, knowledge and experience necessary to reach the best possible resolution of their claims.. Jason was raised in Northwest Indiana just outside of Chicago. He was raised to understand what a fair work environment can do to help a family. But he also knows what struggles can occur when an employer does not treat its employees fairly. His father was a proud union machinist and his mother has been teaching as long as he can remember. Having grown up in a union household, he does not take for granted the victories unions have fought for and won for their workers. He strives to continue that fight alongside not only his union clients but his non-union clients alike.. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from Franklin College of Indiana where he graduated with a double major in Political Science and American Studies. After graduation, he pursued and earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He is admitted to the Illinois State Bar and to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Lawyers Association.. When he is not representing his clients before the Commission, Jason enjoys watching the White Sox and Blackhawks, and also enjoys working out and cooking in his spare time.

Since graduating from De Paul University College of Law in 1997, Michael T. Mertz has practiced with Hurley McKenna & Mertz, P.C.. In 2004, he became a partner. Mr. Mertz exclusively represents injured persons and their families in all types of cases, including medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, product liability, construction accidents, automobile collisions, and premises liability cases.. Throughout his tenure he has served his clients well, achieving significant verdicts and obtaining record-setting settlements. To date, Mr. Mertz has recovered more than $150 Million for his clients. Mr. Mertz has successfully resolved cases in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Tennessee, Nevada, Indiana and Oklahoma.. Through his extensive experience in complex cases, Mr. Mertz has honed his skills to evaluate each case closely and quickly identify successful theories and arguments. His tireless and aggressive advocacy, coupled with his flexibility throughout each phase of litigation, allows Mr. Mertz to achieve maximum recoveries on behalf of his clients.. Mr. Mertz also serves as his clients' appellate lawyer. In 1999, in Modelski v. Navistar Int'l Transp. Corp., 302 879, 707 N.E.2d 239 (1st Dist. 1999), Mr. Mertz argued before the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, and won a reversal of a jury's verdict entered against his client. The case settled shortly after Mr. Mertz convinced the Appellate Court to rule in his client's favor.. In 2001, in Keef v. Widuch, et al., 321 571, 747 N.E.2d 992 (1st Dist. 2001), Mr. Mertz again successfully appealed the dismissal the complaint in one of his cases by convincing the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, to reverse the lower court's ruling.

Since 2013, my practice has focused on representing people who have suffered catastrophic injuries from defective medical devices, dangerous pharmaceuticals, medical malpractice, automobile crashes and slip and falls.  Prior to joining Meyers & Flowers, LLC in February 2013, I worked at a large South Carolina plaintiff’s firm, with a focus on asbestos-related multi-district litigation.  I also held an associate role at a small South Carolina personal injury law firm, where I litigated before the Social Security Administration and handled numerous workers’ compensation and personal injury cases.. I went to law school at DePaul University College of Law, where I focused my studies on litigation.  There, I received the CALI Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy II, Evidence, Criminal Litigation Strategies, and Criminal Appeals Clinic.  I also spent extensive time volunteering, which earned me the Benjamin Hooks Service and Distinguished Public Service Awards.. During law school, I also gained trial and appellate experience while working with the Office of the State Appellate Defender and in the Felony Trial Division of the Cook County Public Defender.   At OSAD, I worked as a supervised, certified, senior law student and drafted an appeal to the First District Court of Appeals, sat second chair during oral arguments, and filed the petition for review with the Supreme Court of Illinois.  In my time with the Public Defender’s office, I honed my litigation skills by defending individuals accused of serious felony crimes.  I served as second chair in approximately twenty jury and bench trials and argued approximately twenty motions.. I am licensed to practice in Illinois and South Carolina jurisdictions and admitted in various federal courts throughout the country.  I earned my law degree in 2011 and his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Carolina in 2006.. Frank is a member of the American Association for Justice, Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, Chicago Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association, Kane County Bar Association and South Carolina Bar.

Since 2008, Deanna has dedicated herself to helping investors recover their losses from brokerage firms and investment advisors. She focuses her practice on cases filed in FINRA arbitration, JAMS, and AAA. Deanna is also an advocate for those injured by vaccines, representing victims in the United States Court of Federal Claims through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Deanna graduated Cum Laude from The John Marshall Law School in Chicagograduated Cum Laude from the University of Illinois-Chicago with a B.A. in Psychology. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and the United States Court of Federal Claim.

Shorge K. Sato is an experienced litigator whose practice has touched upon many aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis.  His litigation capabilities are exemplified by the wide variety of litigation roles in which he has served:. Mr. Sato graduated from New York University School of Law in 2002, where he served as an Editor-in-Chief for the Environmental Law Journal.  While in law school, Mr. Sato externed for the Office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and for the New York State Attorney General's Office.   Mr. Sato earned his B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Northwestern University in 1998.  Mr. Sato is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Illinois.

Shelly obtained a B.A. in Political Science from Yeshiva University of New York in 1991, where he graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors. Next, he attended Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology, where he earned a doctorate in Juris Prudence in 1994.. He is a skilled trial lawyer who passionately advocates the interests of his clients. Since his admission to the bar, Shelly has handled a wide variety of personal injury matters, which he has successfully resolved through settlement, arbitration and trial. He is a dedicated litigator who devotes his considerable experience and abilities to helping his clients and their families. Shelly is married and has four children.

Shawn McKenna practices exclusively in the area of family law. His practice is focused in all aspects of domestic-relations litigation. Mr. McKenna has successfully represented individuals on issues arising from domestic-relations proceedings, which involve, among other things, pre-nuptial agreement, post-nuptial agreements, pre-decree matters, post-decree matters, pretrial conference, trials, settlement negotiations, child support, visitation, enforcing orders, enforcing judgments, contempt, etc.